SOTD...and every day if I could get it--Eau du Fier by Annick Goutal. Why oh why did they ever discontinue that fragrance?!--one of the most unequivocally masculine fragrances without being crude or disingenuous.

And if anyone has any that they just can't get next to...a partial bottle or a decant...PM me.

I went into the wayback machine and pulled out a sample of Geir Ness today. When I first started hanging around Basenotes, this was one of the most popular crowd faves. For some reason I never hear about it anymore. I have mixed feelings about it - there's an aquatic note that really bothers me so I have to wear it very light, but aside from that it's a very nice floral.

I think it definitely retains the core of A*Men, but to my nose the opening is peaty and boozy in a way that the original is not.

Never nosed either Pure Malt or A Men but if I understand what you're looking for, you might try Fumidus by Profumum--maybe the quintessential Scotch and cigars fragrance. Starts off almost too much jazz-nightclub-the-morning-after, but it quickly mellows out to something that just feels like you've had a comfortable and pleasant evening with Churchill and Hemingway...or maybe Simon Fraser on June 7th...and the night's still young.